In Our DNA: Hip House is screening on the Xfinity channel in the US now. A new three-part documentary series is examining the birth and evolution of hip house. Available now in the US via cable TV channel Xfinity, In Our DNA: Hip House explores the unique conditions in the '70s and '80s that [...]
By Asiya Ali For this Black History Month US and LGBT History Month, we're celebrating the rich roots of house music and the Black and Queer DJs who helped create it. There's a strong impression that House music has become synonymous with whiteness. This is obviously due to the genre being spearheaded by mostly white, [...]
One of Baltimore’s most revered dance music exports, Karizma, takes us on a superb house music journey ahead of the release of his Karizma Klassics LP for Beatport’s Playlist of Week. Hello, I’m Karizma — aka Kaytronik aka K2 aka Xander Knevrmind. I’m blessed to have had a career for over 30 years in this thing we call music. I [...]
Mark Gwinnett GRAMMY Award nominated DJ/Producer Todd Terry is one of electronic music's enduring legends, presiding over the church of house for three decades earning him the nick name Todd the God. Todd’s classic tracks Jumpin' and Keep On Jumpin' have been brought to the forefront again recently when much [...]
JUN 25, 04:58 PM New Jersey resident Tony Humphries name is synonymous to the early “New Jersey sound”. As being exposed to The Loft and David Mancuso in the beginning, Tony has done a major contribution to the house music culture since then. He held court as resident for some time at the legendary Zanzibar [...]
Uncle Waffles and DBN Gogo to headline Audiomack House debut in Johannesburg, South Africa Africa’s leading music streaming platform, Audiomack has announced the launch of its latest initiative “Audiomack House”, a platform created to connect its best performing artists and partners with audiences through a series of live shows across Africa. The event will make [...]
BYJAMES KEITH FOR COMPLEX UK Contributing Editor | Twitter: @JamesMBKeith The Black Music Summit Creative Council has just announced that next year they will be bringing the inaugural edition of the Black Music Summit to Ibiza. The news was first teased at a two-day event at Ibiza’s famous Pikes and Hï Ibiza last month that included performances from the likes of Seth [...]
MY FAVORITE BLACK HOUSE & TECHNO ARTISTS Author: Ade / Vibe with Ade With the hopes of amplifying Black voices in the EDM space, I’m sharing with you my favorite Black house and techno artists. I hope you learn a little more about these artists that I know and love. MK Born in Detroit, [...]
The identical twin brothers and DJ partners Banele and Bandile Mbere speak on the origins of their sound, ‘New Beginnings’ EP and recent set at Tulum’s Day Zero festival. Low-tempo bass, scattered piano melodies, pounding percussion dotted with synth – there’s a chance, if you’re into house music, that you’ve heard of an emerging [...]
MITCH DODGE. FEBRUARY 12, 2023 Jesse Saunders · Jesse Saunders – MLK I Have A Dream Mix With Black history month upon us, it was a must we reflected and educated ourselves on a very important subject in particular, Black history in House Music. House music was created by various DJ’s and producers in the mid-80’s from [...]
